A fellow Footloose fanatic added: ‘The original Footloose was iconic. The actor cast as Ren McCormack lacks the charisma needed for the character, from what I’ve seen in this trailer. I’ll reserve final judgment until I’ve seen the film, but I’m not impressed.’

Some felt such words weren’t harsh enough to express their anger at the new film, with one writing: ‘I feel nothing but bile churning rage with toxic animosity, that i wish total failure and crushing despair upon those that remade #Footloose’

Bacon has previously revealed he declined a cameo role in the film, and also admitted he was originally ‘shocked’ to hear of plans for the remake.

He told Daybreak last year: ‘To realise that you’re old enough to have a movie that you were in and it’s time to remake it, it’s a little bit of a shock, I have to say.’

Watch the new Footloose trailer (without Kevin Bacon) below:

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